Loosely related to this, sitcoms back then seemed to have stronger female characters in them than in recent years. I learnt valuable lessons in how to deal with difficult and/or sexist workmen from Sybil Fawlty and Margo Leadbetter.

I love him in 'Much Ado' as Leonato (taught the play to year 9s for years).

You're so used to cuddly old Richard Briers, if you grew up with the Good Life, which is pretty much the character for the first Act - & then comes the wedding scene, with him exploding so unfairly at his daughter & then the pathos of 'Hath no man's dagger here a point for me?'.